Consumer price index in Cameroon
Cameroon: Consumer price index was 153.29 2010 = 100 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Consumer price index in Cameroon, 1968–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in 2010 = 100.
Analysis
In 2025, consumer price index in Cameroon stood at 153.29 2010 = 100. That is the highest value across all 58 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumer price index in Cameroon peaked at 153.29 2010 = 100 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7.44 2010 = 100, in 1969.
That places Cameroon 100th out of 190 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.48 2010 = 100 | 7.44 2010 = 100 | 7.52 2010 = 100 | 2 |
| 1970s | 12.8 2010 = 100 | 7.88 2010 = 100 | 19.67 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 1980s | 35.83 2010 = 100 | 21.55 2010 = 100 | 47.23 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.93 2010 = 100 | 45.46 2010 = 100 | 76.67 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.13 2010 = 100 | 77.61 2010 = 100 | 98.74 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 110.23 2010 = 100 | 100 2010 = 100 | 118.65 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 136.88 2010 = 100 | 121.54 2010 = 100 | 153.29 2010 = 100 | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Cameroon
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 14.1% (2019)
- Total reserves in months of imports 5.28 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 4.40 trillion current LCU (2019)
- Net foreign assets 2.35 trillion current LCU (2019)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 14.1% (2019)
- Broad money 21.4% (2018)
- Claims on central government, etc. 3.7% (2019)
- Domestic credit to private sector 14.1% (2019)
- Official exchange rate 581.93 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -15,379 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is consumer price index in Cameroon?
- Consumer price index in Cameroon was 153.29 2010 = 100 in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest consumer price index recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 153.29 2010 = 100 in 2025.
- What is the lowest consumer price index recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.44 2010 = 100 in 1969.
- How does Cameroon rank for consumer price index?
- Cameroon ranks 100th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is consumer price index rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Consumer price index (2010 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Index of the prices of consumption goods and services, as compared to a certain reference period (2010=100).